Low birth weight prevalence in Morocco
Morocco: Low birth weight prevalence was 14.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Morocco, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Morocco is 14.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Morocco peaked at 18.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2020.
That places Morocco 32nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 295,615 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 279,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 299,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 282,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 299,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 283,621 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Morocco?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Morocco was 14.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Morocco ranks 32nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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